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Queensland bid to limit rental hikes to once a year ‘will not stop price gouging’

Tenants and social organisations say proposed change don’t go far enough to addressing housing stress

The Guardian - AU

Rental hikes limited to once a year to head off housing crisis, Queensland Premier announces

Rent hikes will be limited to once a year rather than every six months, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk tells parliament ahead of a housing crisis round table.

ABC News

Queensland to limit residential rent increases to once a year

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will cap rent increases on residential properties under fixed-term leases to once a year, from every six months.

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Prefab homes for nurses, cops as Qld seeks housing fix

Prototype prefabricated homes for government employees will be ready by June as Queensland seeks solutions to inflated rents and supply issues.

AAP

Gabba blackout during Lions-Demons AFL clash casts eyes forward to stadium upgrade for 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games

The upgrade to the Gabba ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games cannot come soon enough after the lights went out during the AFL clash between the Lions and Demons.

ABC News

After criticism for ‘reviewing, not doing’, Queensland’s government is now announcing policies on the run

The government hasn’t referred anything to the law reform commission since 2021. Insiders worry about a pattern of reactive policy

The Guardian - AU

Queensland tenants and social groups welcome proposal to limit rent increases to once a year

But expert says limiting frequency of rent hikes without a cap is unlikely to make a difference amid rising rate of homelessness

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Transport key to Olympic gold as Qld population booms

The Queensland premier believes the state has the workforce to build Olympic infrastructure on time as transport emerges as a concern ahead of the 2032 Games.

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Paralympic Centre of Excellence to be built at University of Queensland ahead of Brisbane Olympics 2032

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said Queensland would provide $44 million for the centre and has asked the federal government to match it.

ABC News

Michael Pascoe: Not being Scott Morrison isn’t enough in a crisis

Not being Scott Morrison was enough to make Anthony Albanese Prime Minister. It is not enough to handle the three immediate crises.

The New Daily

How would rent caps work in Australia and how might they affect affordability?

Advocates call for price controls to provide cost-of-living relief, while investors argue they will cause a drop in supply

The Guardian - AU

Queensland government faces backlash over move to consider rent caps

Comments by Annastacia Palaszczuk on limiting rent increases have been praised by some economists and panned by the real estate sector

The Guardian - AU

The post-COVID crisis hit Queensland hardest. With 100,000 households needing low-cost housing, here's how it can recover

Pandemic-generated pressures have left our rental housing market reeling. Australia-wide, vacancy rates are at rock-bottom levels. Rents are soaring at record rates.

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Worried residents want better security, but some say surveillance trend in homes is alarming

Demand is strong for high-tech surveillance systems in Queensland as worried residents try to deter break and enters and car thefts. But there are concerns that privacy laws aren't keeping up and civil liberties are being compromised.

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Queensland parliament has passed tough new laws targeting young offenders. This is what's changing

Parliament passed the changes despite the Greens arguing the legislation is "disgraceful" and criticism from advocates and the state's peak legal bodies.

ABC News

How will Queenslanders be impacted by the surge in electricity prices?

Grocery store operator Jane Yap says she's paying 40 per cent more for electricity compared with the same time last year. Now, bills are expected to increase yet again.

AAP

Qld homes, businesses to get electricity bill relief

The Queensland government has promised to give households and small businesses in the state's southeast bigger electricity bill rebates in 2023/24.

The New Daily

Three in four homes in Qld town damaged by flood

Flooding is continuing across Queensland's northwest with many communities facing the prospect of severe damage to their homes as well as stock losses.

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Girls will be locked up for longer if Queensland passes new youth justice laws, advocates warn

Queensland parliament is set to debate new youth justice laws which advocates warn will put more girls behind bars.

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Queensland government to launch parliamentary inquiry into vaping, with focus on children and teenagers

Annastacia Palaszczuk says Queensland's efforts to reduce smoking rates are being undone by a rapid rise in vaping — including in schools.

The Guardian - AU

Queensland to hold inquiry into health risks of e-cigarettes amid concerns some contain toxic chemicals

More knowledge needed about whether vaping is a ‘stepping stone’ to smoking and to raise awareness of harmful effects among youth, premier says

The New Daily

Queensland panel to look at vaping and recommend legislation

A parliamentary inquiry will look into the health risks of vaping and how many young people are using e-cigarettes

The Guardian - AU

Queensland to spend $5bn on 1,100km CopperString power line to unlock renewables potential

‘Eureka moment’ project will provide future energy certainty and trigger new minerals processing, Palaszczuk government says

The New Daily

Queensland to spend $5b on electricity transmission project

The Queensland government has taken over the planned CopperString 2.0 project to build an 1100km electricity transmission line from Townsville to the northwest.

AAP

Qld to spend $5b to link northwest to the national grid

The Queensland government has taken over the planned CopperString 2.0 project to build an 1100km electricity transmission line from Townsville to the northwest.

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